The Wake-Up Call

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The Wake-Up Call is a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus that transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities. seedbed.com/wakeupcall

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Yesterday · 21 min
Has Anyone Ever Paid Your Debts?
This episode centers on the theme of grace, using the hymn “Marvelous Grace” as a starting point to reflect on God’s ability to hear, understand, and respond to us even when our prayers or words are imperfect. JD Walt and his father sing together and talk about how Jesus is already with believers, going before them, walking beside them, and cleaning up behind them. The tone is warm, devotional, and encouraging, with a strong emphasis on God’s grace being greater than human weakness or mistakes.
Tuesday · 21 min
The Second Mic Drop in Romans
- - - - - - - P. S. ❗️Have You Downloaded the Jesus Manifesto? Here's the link to the Romans 12 Jesus Manifesto PDF in case you missed it: https://seedbed.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Romans-12-The-Jesus-Manifesto.pdf P.S.S. Are You Coming to the New Room Conference? I’d love to see you at the New Room Conference, coming up on Sept 30–Oct 2 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Frazer Church. New Room is always an inspiring, refreshing gathering where we get to connect with fellow sowers. It is a meeti
Monday · 22 min
Jesus Paid It All
- - - - - - - P. S. The Jesus Manifesto PDF RE-MEMBERIZE ROMANS 12:3: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Here's the link to the Romans 12 Jesus Manifesto PDF in case you missed it: https://seedbed.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Romans-12-The-Jesus-Manifesto.pdf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episod
Saturday · 24 min
Why There Is Only One Prayer
Most people think the gospel is about fixing bad behavior. Romans 3 says the real problem is much deeper than that—and if you miss it, you miss everything. J. D. Walt breaks open Paul’s hardest-hitting diagnosis of sin and shows why the only honest prayer may be the simplest one: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." What follows is not a self-improvement pep talk, but a wake-up call. John David walks line by line through Romans 3:9-18, then personalizes the text in a way
Friday · 19 min
Before Jesus Lifts, Jesus Levels
- - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episode
September 10 · 21 min
The Butterflied Heart
The difference between performing for God and truly belonging to Him changes everything. J. D, Walt unpacks Romans 2 and the stunning phrase "circumcision of the heart by the Spirit"—a picture of surrender, healing, and a new identity that cannot be faked. If you have been trying to hold it all together, prove yourself, or live from the pressure of achievement, this episode speaks straight to that ache. J. D. lingers in Romans 12 and Romans 2, then turns a simple, moving image of a "butterfly he
September 9 · 19 min
A Diatribe Against Self-Righteous Sinners
This episode is a morning devotional centered on Romans 12 and Romans 2, where JD Walt calls listeners to consecration, mind renewal, and surrender to Jesus before moving into a strong warning against self-righteousness. He emphasizes that the law is meant to reveal our need for God, not to fuel moral superiority, and he contrasts true transformation with image management, hypocrisy, and religious performance. A major theme is that hypocrisy inside religious communities can distort witness to th
September 8 · 20 min
On the Law, the Gospel, and the Religion of Weight Loss
The episode centers on the tension between law, legalism, and true spiritual transformation. JD argues that focusing on endless rules and behavior management misses the heart of the gospel: the capital-L law of love, which calls people to love God and neighbor rather than merely manage sin. He opens with a consecration prayer, reads from Romans 2, and uses the passage to show that hearing the law is not enough unless it leads to actual obedience and change. He then connects that spiritual lesson
September 7 · 21 min
Sin Swamp: Got to Go through It
JD Walt reflects on “Sin Swamp” through Romans 2, arguing that sin is deeper than bad behavior or breaking rules. He frames it as a failure to love God, ourselves, and others—a relational breakdown that damages people, creation, and our connection with God. In this view, God’s wrath is not vindictive anger, but righteous opposition to whatever destroys the love and life he created. He then turns to the hope of the gospel: God does not hate sinners, but loves and saves them through Christ. The ep
September 5 · 19 min
Reapproaching Repentance
This episode centers on Romans 2:1–4 and the idea that God’s kindness, forbearance, and patience are what lead people to repentance. Rather than treating repentance as mere behavior management or “trying harder,” the message reframes it as a change of mind and a turning of the heart toward Jesus. J.D. uses the story behind Chris Tomlin’s song “Kindness” to illustrate how surprising and transformative that verse felt to him, especially because kindness and repentance are usually not words people
September 4 · 18 min
The Difference between Our Sins and Our Sin
This episode centers on a devotional reading of Romans 1:24–32, where J.D. Walt draws a strong distinction between “sins” and “sin.” He argues that the passage is not just a list of individual moral failures, but a diagnosis of a deeper condition: humanity’s exchange of the truth about God for lies and created things. From there, he frames the gospel as beginning with God, not with sin, and says the real issue is the disease itself rather than just its symptoms. The main takeaway is a call to sh
September 3 · 18 min
From a Burning Bush to a Burning House
This episode is a wake-up call from Romans 1:18–23, contrasting the “burning house” of sin with the “burning bush” of God’s presence and the power of the gospel. J. D. Walt emphasizes that while sin is real and destructive, Christians should not let it dominate their attention; instead, the true focus must remain on Jesus, whose salvation is comprehensive and life-renovating. Through prayer, Scripture, and the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” Walt invites listeners to shift from a mindset of si
September 2 · 22 min
How to Have a Blessed Life
This episode centers on a warm, devotional gathering built around Romans 1:16–17 and the hymn “Amazing Grace.” J.D. Walt opens by welcoming family and guests, framing the day as a “red letter” morning of worship rather than a performance. He emphasizes that the gospel is not about being a “good” person, but about the deeper reality of being dead and made alive, broken and restored, lost and found. That theme is reinforced through the singing of “Amazing Grace,” which serves as both the emotional
September 1 · 19 min
Give Me 100
- - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Follow Along with Us . . . If you would like to order the book, I'll send you an additional copy at no charge so you can share it with a friend and invite them to join our journey—BUY ONE SOW ONE. Use the code BOSO. Get the book HERE: https://my.seedbed.com/product/romans-from-sin-management-to-love-unleashed-daily-seeds/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What happens when a tiny church of 100 people starts shaking an empire? This Romans 1 episode makes the case th
August 31 · 20 min
What Is Your Calling?
- - - - - - - P. S. ❗️Follow Along with Us . . . If you would like to order the book, I'll send you an additional copy at no charge so you can share it with a friend and invite them to join our journey—BUY ONE SOW ONE. Use the code BOSO. Get the book here: https://my.seedbed.com/product/romans-from-sin-management-to-love-unleashed-daily-seeds/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episode launches a thirteen-week journey through the book of Romans, beginning with Romans 1:1–7 and the que
August 29 · 19 min
HSS: You Are a Witness with a Commission
What does it look like when ordinary people actually live as witnesses of Jesus? Dan Wilt closes out Holy Spirit Story Summer with a commissioning message that turns everyday moments - coffee shops, hospital rooms, roadside prayers, grocery stores, and senior living hallways - into evidence that the Holy Spirit is still moving powerfully through normal lives. Dan reflects on more than 100 stories submitted by Sower Nation and shares a deeply personal moment of his own: a simple hallway prayer th
August 28 · 17 min
An Invitation to Wake Up
This special edition of the Wake-Up Call presents a direct invitation to follow Jesus. It frames the gospel through John 3:16 and retells Jesus’s life, ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, and the birth of the church. The message emphasizes that the central human problems are sin and death—and that Jesus offers forgiveness, restored relationship with God, and eternal life. J.D. invites listeners to respond personally through prayer, trusting Jesus as Savior and following him as Lord. He rea
August 27 · 20 min
The Jesus Manifesto Challenge
J.D. Walt introduces a three-day on-ramp to the upcoming thirteen-week journey through Romans. Centering on Romans 12, he frames the Christian life as a daily movement of consecration—offering ourselves to God, transformation—renewing our minds through Christ and Scripture, and demonstration—living God’s love out in the world. He calls Romans 12 “the Jesus Manifesto,” describing it as a picture of what the gospel looks like when it takes root in everyday people. He invites listeners to join the
August 26 · 20 min
Introduction—Dear Christian
Romans is not just a book to study. It is a letter meant to awaken a people. J.D. Walt opens the doorway to a thirteen-week journey through Paul’s most consequential writing and shows why reading Romans as relationship, not just theology, changes everything. As the Wake-Up Call shifts into a new season, J.D. invites listeners to see the church in Rome not as a tiny house-church in a massive city, but as a living letter to the world. He explains why Romans has so often been flattened into doctrin
August 25 · 19 min
Jesus Was in a Band
- - - - - - - P.S. Are You Coming to the New Room Conference? I’d love to see you at the New Room Conference, coming up next month on Sept 30–Oct 2 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Frazer Church. New Room is always an inspiring, refreshing gathering where we get to connect with fellow sowers. It is a meeting with Jesus, where we are equipped, empowered, and sent out to sow for a great awakening. Today, the Wake-Up Call and Seedbed are offering a special discount code for registration. If you have alr

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